Whales
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From Fishing Words
Whales are cetaceans which are neither dolphins (i.e. members of the families Delphinidae or Platanistoidae) nor porpoises. Orcas (Killer Whales) and Pilot whales have "whale" in their name, but they are dolphins for the purpose of classification.
The term whale is also sometimes used to refer to all cetaceans or just larger cetaceans.
